As the land surveying profession evolves to meet the changing needs of a high-tech world, advances in data collection and computing power support increasing demand for comprehensive geographic ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

In honor of National Surveyors Week, Timothy Bernier, LLS, PLS, CWS, principal surveyor, and Jonathan Crowdes, LLS, CPESC, CESSWI, survey project manager, both from Hoyle Tanner, discuss the impact ...

Students in the Land Surveying Technology (LST) program become well-rounded technical specialists capable of teamwork, communication and problem solving, and they develop life-long learning skills and ...

No audio available for this content. Back in the late 1980s, as project manager of the new adjustment of the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), I worked with federal and state agencies to ...

From its ancient past to present-day modern construction, the profession of site surveying has evolved into a fine art, driving plan metrics from 2D to 3D to single-centimeter accuracy over the course ...

On February 23, 2026, new Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys (the “2026 Standard”) took effect. The 2026 Standard updates ALTA’s 2021 standards of the same name ...